GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| chafe | irritate |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |